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                                   Coiled-CNT [58] Spandex/CNT  Coiled-CNT/ Coiled-CNT  Twisted-CNT/ Coiled-CNT/  [47]  rubber [52]  [46] paraffin [59]  wax [20]  −  −  <6500  −  <11500  −  −  −  −  −  8.2  −  −  4.3  −  −  <2  5.4  −  1  −  − 20 (tested)  0.5  >10 4 1600 (at 2%)  50  − 1.4 × 10 6  (at  3000 (at 3%)  3%)
                           Examples of CNT yarn-based actuators [46]—cont’d





                                   Twisted-CNT [44]  <590  1.85  <10  1 (tested)  <5000








                                Twisted-CNT   [49]  −  −  >10  −  >10 3







                           Table 11.1   Property  T orsional   speed   (rpm)  T orque    (N  m/kg)  Effciency (%)  Bandwidth   (Hz)  Cycle life
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